1. What is something that you forgot once, but will never forget again? What happened when you forgot it? I really can’t think of something that I forgot that was major.
2. How do you handle hateful comments or emails? How do you handle someone who annoys you in real life? I completely ignore hateful comments and emails. There is no need for immaturity like that.
As for in real life…. I usually tell people what I think. If they don’t like it, well don’t talk to me! High School was over long ago!
3. How often do you change the furniture around in your living room area? At the moment we are not living in at our own house… but when we were I changed it around ever 4 months or so. I get bored easily!
How often do you rearrange other rooms in your house? I usually change my kids bedrooms and mine around ever 6 months.
Tell us about the last time you rearranged a room - were you by yourself? Did you have help? Was it a pleasant experience or did sparks fly? Were you satisfied with the end result? No I don’t ever try to move things alone. Usually it is an ok experience…. and I’m usually ok with the end result.
4. Is it better to never be married, or married badly and divorced? Why? I’m not sure on this one. I have many theories. I don’t think you can forget love, so to have loved someone is an experience. From every experience you learn something right? What you learn is what makes you the person you are today…. So, I guess it depends on your definition of badly? I don’t want to go into this to far, so I will leave it at that!
Monday, March 2, 2009
Monday Morning:
Monday, February 16, 2009
Monday Morning:
1. What did you do over the weekend? Went to Downtown Disney Saturday with the kids, and then again on Sunday night to catch a movie without the kids! :) Good weekend.
2. What was your first impression of your spouse or current partner? Now tell us about your first date with this person. He is a dork! LOL!
Our first date was going to the movies. I was bored one day and wanted to see a movie, he was the only one available to go with me. We watched two movies back to back. Good movies, sore butts!
3. How many lurkers do you think you have that read your blog, but never comment? Have you ever been successful at getting them to say hello? Do you mind the lurking? Are you a lurker? Or do you try and comment every time you visit? I’m sure I have lots of lurkers, as I only have a few steady commenter's. I would be very happy if they said hello. I don’t mind the lurking, but I do wish they would say hi. ;) I don’t lurk, I most always leave a comment…maybe not every time, but enough, they know I’m there.
4. _____ is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy. My children, and my life
Monday, February 9, 2009
Monday Morning:
1. How many coats do you own? Like 2, that might classify as a jacket, not sweatshirt!
Do have a good coat? One is an LL Bean
Casual coat? Summer jacket? etc. I just use hoodies or sweatshirts!
Do you wear coats very often? Or do you have a tendency to leave your coat at home whenever you go out? Not really, I’m not a huge fan of coats!
What is your favorite coat? Why is this one your favorite? Don’t really have a favorite!
Care to model it for us?
2. You’ve learned a thing or two about this thing we call blogging. Tell us one thing you don’t recommend to other bloggers. Not really sure I have found anything you shouldn’t do yet. Hmmm…
Tell us one thing you do recommend to other bloggers. Using twitter, or follow other peoples blogs to get more traffic on your own.
3. Is cursive writing a lost art? Not sure it is a lost art, but not used as much as it should.
Should good penmanship be taught? Can good penmanship be taught???
Tell us about your handwriting - good / bad? I think, I have ok handwriting. I do this weird have cursive, half not. Its not as nice as some people I know.
Do you think your children have good handwriting (given their appropriate age, of course). The only one of my children that can write is my 7yr old son, and he has decent handwriting if he tries, and slows down!
4. Have you ever struggled with infertility? No, I have not, but one of my really good friends did. I can’t imagine having to go through that. I felt for her all during her struggle.
If you haven’t, or if it wasn’t the hardest thing you’ve ever had to go through — what was?
Monday, February 2, 2009
Monday Morning:
1. When was the last time you vacuumed out your car? I haven’t vacuumed my car since i got it from the dealership at the end of November. However, being in Florida, it is not something I have to do as often, plus I don’t allow the kids to eat in the car anymore… (yes, they don’t like me for that) I do need to go do it soon though.. (thanks for reminding me)
How often do you wash your car? Not as often as I probably should. I need to do that soon as well.
Do you wash it, or do you run it through a car wash service? I’m guilty I usually go to a car wash to do it. Put I did that more so in Maine, cause they had the special undercarriage thing so salt wouldn’t ruin the underneath of your car in winter. I should probably do it more myself now, no excuses. :(
How much money do you generally spend to wash your car? In Maine it cost me 11 dollars each time I did the undercarriage, otherwise only 6. I’m not sure what they charge here, I haven’t looked.
2. What kind of car do you drive? I drive a Kia Sedona Mini Van
What color is it? It is a Forrest Green
Do you like your car? I do, its the first Kia I have owned, but so far so good. I love the features, I got a good deal on it, and it drives nicely.
How long have you had it? Is it reliable? I’ve had it now since Nov 29th. Yes, it is very reliable compared to the one I got rid of. I almost had to pay the dealership to take that one!!!
Would you recommend it to a friend? I would… they are a bit more costly in gas money, cause they are a heavier car. However, they are rated the safest in crash testing. Which makes me feel safer with my kids being in this vehicle.
If money were no object, what car would you buy for your family? Hmmm… if money was no object. Probably an Suv, just not sure which kind cause I have never really done all the research, as I can’t afford to buy one. But with all the extra’s, and 3 rd seating.
Now, which car would you buy for yourself? For myself it is a toss up, I’d love to have a Ford Mustang, and I would also love to have an old Volkswagen Bug.
Do you have an opinion about people who drive expensive cars? (Jealous? Disgusted? Curious?) Curious…. sometimes you have to wonder how they afford to have such nice vehicles, with another two sitting at home, when they have 4 kids. But hey who am I to judge!
3. What’s the biggest thing on your mind right this moment? How to get Hunter to Maine for the summer. He is very eager to go spend the summer with my mom, and I think it would be good for him.
Why is this issue so important to you at this time? Cause I don’t like to let my children down.
4. Have you ever cried when hearing about the death of a celebrity? Not that I recall… but I do feel sorry for their families.
If so, who? And if so, why? Who was the last celebrity you remember feeling sorry for? John Travolta….
Why? Cause I think it is sad for any parent to lose a child at such a young age, whether they are sick or not.
Pick one celebrity you would miss if he/she were to die. Why this person? Don’t really know, as I don’t know any of them personally. I think it is sad anybody dies.
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Monday, January 26, 2009
Monday Morning:
1. What was your favorite subject in grade school? My absolute favorite would have to be chemistry.
Why did you enjoy this subject so much? I thought it was interesting, and I enjoyed doing experiments.
What was your favorite part about this subject? Doing my hydroponics garden.
2. Tell me about your best friend in grade school. Do you still keep in touch? I had a couple in grade school. My first best friend was Chad, and we are still friends to this day. Talk often. He moved after kindergarten year, and we lost touch until we ended up graduating together, it was a great surprise to us to end up at the same school and graduate. My other best friend in school, was Thomasina... and we still are best friends..
If not, why did the friendship dissolve?
3. Do you remember your first day of school? Not really.... I remember parts of it. I remember my teachers name and which school I attended.
If not your very first day, then please tell us about the earliest memory of your first day of school - how did you feel? I was very nervous, as believe it our not I was a very shy kid.
What did you wear? I'm not sure, but I recall some sort of blue polka dot dress. But I may not be right.
Did it take long for you to make new friends? I don't remember how long it took.
Do you remember anything about the classroom or the teacher? I vaguely remember the classroom. I remember it was kinda spilt into two sections, and my teachers name was Mrs. Clement. Later on in my life, I ended up babysitting her granddaughter.
4. Let’s jump to middle school. What were your middle school years like? Not that I admit this lightly... but they were hell. I was the one everyone picked on.. I didn't stand up for myself.
Did you have a lot of friends? I remember one, maybe two REAL friends. I stress the word real.
Did you adjust quickly or slowly to the change from grade school? Fairly quickly as I recall... but not sure. I kinda blocked those years out for the most part.
What was your favorite subject in middle school? Geography that I recall. I loved that class!
Monday, January 19, 2009
Monday Morning
1. You have just been hired to clean your own home, what is your first complaint?
I hate cleaning bathrooms, and cleaning up things that people walk over a thousand times, but can't stop to pick them up!
2. Are you able to ignore a ringing telephone? Yes, I am able to ignore the phone, if it is someone I don't care to talk too.
How often do you allow a ringing phone to go to voice mail? I believe my old home phone was set to 4 rings and then it went to voicemail... I try to make it something I can respond to if I'm going to answer the phone.
Do you answer your cell phone, out in public, every time it rings? I try to answer my cell if I hear it. Only time I ignore it, is if I'm busy, or driving.
Or do you silence it and get back to it when you’re in a more private area? I silence my phone in a restaurant, library, or movies... things that are not a good place to have it go off.
How often would you say you’re on your home phone? I'm not on it much any more... as its not my phone.
Your cell phone? I'm usually on it a couple times a day... not nearly as often as I used to be. I am on it longer when I am calling back home to talk to my family and friends.
Do you like talking on the phone or do you view it as a necessary communication tool? I love to talk on the phone. I'd rather talk to these people in person...but not possible at the moment.
3. When did you last go for a bike ride? Wow, it has been 4 yrs probably?
Do you own a bike? Nope, but would like to get one.
Do you encourage your children to ride bikes? Yes I do... and they all have bikes.
Given the most popular New Year’s resolution of losing weight, would you consider putting bicycle riding as one of your exercise options? Why or why not? Yes, I think that bike riding can be very fun, and it is good exercise.
4. If you had to name a smell that always makes you nostalgic, what would it be? Yankee Sunflower candle
What sorts of memories does the smell evoke? Just really nice memories from my past, with friends.
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Monday, January 12, 2009
Monday Morning Jan 12th
1. What book is on your nightstand right now? What was the last book you read? How many books do you think you read in 2008? The first Harry Potter Book. The last book I read was The Tale of Despereaux .... I didn't read as many as I would have liked but probably around 50.
2. Name three blogfriends that have inspired you. Now please tell us how these blogfriends have inspired you.
Wow interesting question.... I would have to say..... (drum roll please..hehe)
1. Berry Patch (Lisa): I enjoy her blog...she has wonderful ideas. She has helped me get over some ruff patches many a times. I like real life blogs, cause they don't make you feel like life is a fairy tale. :)
2. Because I said So (Dawn): I love this blog, cause she makes me laugh everyday. She says what I am thinking but don't always say! Wonderful read!
3. Woods 7 (Jen): I enjoy this one, because if she can survive in Alaska, Homeschooling her 5 children all alone, while her husband is deployed... then I know I can survive the 8 hrs a day my husband is off at work, no matter how crazy my kids get! She is truly inspiring to see what she accomplishes in a day!
Truth be told, there are lots of blogs I keep up on, that I find to be inspiring, or a good read. So keep up the good work ladies! :)3. How far do you live from the place where you grew up as a kid? Tell us about the place you grew up - would you choose to go back there and raise your own family (if you have one)? Why or why not? I live exactly 1615 miles away from where I grew up. You ask how I had that mileage to a "T"... no I did not goggle it! I just drove it in September, and that number just seems to stick in my head. :) I grew up in a small town in Maine, or a few small towns. It was nice, in the country, lovely neighbors kinda place. I did start to raise my family there. I really liked my kids being able to be there. I lived right next to my father, a few miles from my grandmother and less than 15 miles from my mother, but unfortunately, do to the economy in Maine... My family was forced with a tough decision. We picked up and moved to Florida. We may not have found the prefect job yet, but we found a job, and it is better than what we had (which was no job) We miss our family greatly, and hate that we are so far away. Hopefully, we will be able to visit them often, or they can come here and visit us! :)
4. Finish this line: Absence makes the heart……
(please do not say “grow fonder”.) How long do you think is ‘too long’ to be away from your loved ones? grow sad.... I think more than a month is fair to long to be away from the ones I love. Unless it is my children and then it is like a day! LOL! :) Being away from my Mom is one of the hardest struggles, I have had in a long time. Being away from my friends, is also very difficult. Luckily, now with the technology, it is easier for me to stay in touch with them! Miss you all!